Physiotherapist from the State University of Londrina, Specialist in Rheumatology for Physiotherapists from the Federal University of São Paulo, Master in Rehabilitation from the Federal University of São Paulo and PhD in Health Sciences applied to Rheumatology from the Federal University of São Paulo with a sandwich period at Newcastle University (UK). She is currently an associate professor of the Physiotherapy Course at the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), member of the Sjögren's Disease Committee and Multiprofessional Committee of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology.